> Brigid,
>
> I believe that as the recipient you are not allowed by the IRS to give the
> patron a tax value. The patron would have to come up with that
> him/herself. If it's something that's very valuable (I believe over
> $5000) s/he would need a written appraisal from an independent source.
>
> Sarah
>
> Sarah E. McCleskey
> Head of Access Services
> Acting Director, Film and Media Library
> 112 Axinn Library
> 123 Hofstra University
> Hempstead, NY 11549
> Sarah.E.McCleskey@hofstra.edu
> 516-463-5076 (o)
> 516-463-4309 (f)
>
>>>> Brigid Duffy <bduffy@sfsu.edu> 5/29/2009 2:51 PM >>>
> Dear fellow video librarians,
>
> A donor has offered us a 16mm print of the 1924 version of "The Thief
> of Bagdad". We don't have it in the collection and I wouldn't mind
> having it, even on 16.
>
> Problem is, the donor would like to have a thank-you letter listing a
> fair price for the film print, for tax purposes. I have no problem
> expressing our gratitude for a donation, but I have no clue on the
> price.
>
> The DVD goes for $18.19
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Brigid Duffy
> Media Acquisitions
> Academic Technology
> San Francisco State University
> San Francisco, CA 94132-4200
> E-mail: bduffy@sfsu.edu
>
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preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
distributors.

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Received on Fri May 29 12:24:00 2009